FILE PHOTO: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s funeral procession makes its way down the Long Walk towards Windsor Castle, September 19, 2022. SSgt Dek Traylor/Pool via REUTERS

Some 250,000 mourners filed past Queen Elizabeth’s coffin at Westminster Hall in London during her lying-in-

by Vernon Felton | Sep 22, 2022 | Essays | 7 comments

This week we’re out dodging the first storm of the new season up in the Sierra, and doing so in relative camp luxury, so please enjoy this piece from our archives. -Ed.

I remember the first time I ever saw a Therm-a-R

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How to spend two weeks hijacked by a one-weekend vacation:

You basically have to recreate a condensed version of everything you need to live tight and tidy enough to fit into your car.

On Monday, you haul out and air out the tent by set

by Justin Housman | May 3, 2022 | Camp Notes | 14 comments

My favorite sleeping pad is comfortable, warm, robust, well-made, and nearly impossible to fit back into its tiny little stuff sack when I’m packing up camp and heading for home. Come to think of it, same with my tent. Beca

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PLACER COUNTY, Calif. — Find the latest updates on the Mosquito Fire HERE.

The Mosquito Fire jumped the American River Thursday, spreading into El Dorado County as it continues to burn uncontained.

The wildfire is making an ex

Partly cloudy and milder. Some patchy fog will be possible late, especially in the typical river valleys..

Partly cloudy and milder. Some patchy fog will be possible late, especially in the typical river valleys.

Mosquitoes need to feed on blood in

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Mosquitoes need to feed on blood in order to reproduce. But how do they choose whom to feed on? boonchai wedmakawand/Moment via GettyImages

It’s rare to attend an outdoor party in warm weather without hearing people complain about mosquitoe

The Enlightened Equipment Uprising is a 3/4-length underquilt made for experienced long-distance hikers. It provides the comforts of an underquilt while saving weight compared to a traditional full-length offering.  Enlightened Equipment is one of the only companies on the market to offer ult

DENVER — As Charlie Gilmore collected his belongings Friday to leave the Denver hotel that had been a home to him and 137 other previously homeless people during the pandemic, he pondered where he would spend the night.

The 58-year-old is one of thousands of people without homes acros

You take your Dunks iced in the winter, know that “barrels” means trash day and wisely avoid Comm. Ave. on Marathon Monday. 

You’re from Massachusetts, and there’s a good chance you may be one of the thousands of spectators expected along the Boston Marathon course on April 18